THE LIGHTING MODULE

The Art of Stage Lighting combines many of the sciences to create three-dimensional images from the sad and the sombre of drama to the glorious and extravagance of the musical. The physics of colour and light, of reflection and refraction, the flow of electrons, the biology of the eye, the geometry of the triangle and digital communication are among the aspects of which some understanding is required. The Lighting Module will explore these various facets while explaining the basics for the art.

The nature of light
The pioneers of the last century and their theories in stage lighting
The different lights used today
The development of control systems over the last fifty years
The recent development of automated lighting and the web with the use of the TPBLeap – Creative Futures' virtual lighting desk in Second Life
The interaction between the physics of light and colour and human physiology
Colour Theories
The process and method of lighting for the theatre with script, plans and paperwork

 

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